I am a partisan and artisan of Europe. But I draw the lessons of my experience in government.

Quote by Laurent Fabius

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The demographic weight of countries such as China and India exercise a massive pressure on...

The demographic weight of countries such as China and India exercise a massive pressure on...

But Maastricht was not the end of history. It was a first step towards a...

But Maastricht was not the end of history. It was a first step towards a...

This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will...

This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will...

For a long time many believed that there would be an automatic adjustment and counted...

For a long time many believed that there would be an automatic adjustment and counted...

At the same time the Constitution sets in stone the Stability Pact and risks preventing...

At the same time the Constitution sets in stone the Stability Pact and risks preventing...

I want to make an extremely strong appeal to those who abstained. Vote. It takes...

I want to make an extremely strong appeal to those who abstained. Vote. It takes...

This assumes an upward revision of the European Budget, which is precisely what Jacques Chirac...

This assumes an upward revision of the European Budget, which is precisely what Jacques Chirac...

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give...

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give...

Shopkeepers are not bankers.

Shopkeepers are not bankers.

There are 20 million unemployed and what does the Constitution offer us in the Europe...

There are 20 million unemployed and what does the Constitution offer us in the Europe...

The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.

The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.

We on the left who are pro-European and Internationalist wish to unite the peoples under...

We on the left who are pro-European and Internationalist wish to unite the peoples under...

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary...

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary...

Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.

Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in...

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in...

France cannot be France without greatness.

France cannot be France without greatness.

Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It...

Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It...

To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There...

To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There...

I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains...

I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains...